CALVING TIME MANAGEMENT
Are
you ready for calving season?
Helping
calves recover from hypothermia
Proper
Placement of Obstretical Chains
Timing
and Amount of Colostrum Feeding
When
do we intervene and assist a cow or heifer in labor?
Night
Time Feeding Affects Calving Time
Passive
Immune Status 24 Hours Postpartum and Long-term Health and Performance
of Calves
Most
Passive Immunity Occurs in the First 6 Hours
Prolonged
Labor Can Affect Rebreeding Performance in Young Cows
Grass
Tetany May Occur When Mature Cows Calve on Wheat Pasture
Preparing
to "pull" a calf that requires assistance
Rotating
a calf at parturition to aid in delivery
COW HERD HEALTH
Comparing
Modified Live to Inactivated (killed) Vaccines for Respiratory Diseases
in Cow Herds
Pinkeye
in the Cow Herd
Footrot
in Grazing Cattle
Prolapses
in Beef Cows
Coccidosis
in Cattle
BULL MANAGEMENT
Care
of Young Bulls After the Breeding Season
Care
of Newly Purchased Bulls
Breeding
Soundness Exams for Bulls are Vital in 1998
Care
of the Newly Purchased Young Bull
Management
of Bulls in Mult-sire Pastures
HEAT AND DROUGHT STRATEGY
Nitrate
buildup in four summer annual forage crops
Nitrogen
fertility impacts nitrate buildup in hybrid sudangrass hay
Heat
Stress can impact cow herd reproductive performance
Water
Requirements for the Cow Herd
Ammoniation
of Low Quality Forages
Hot
weather Impacts on Bull Fertility
Drought
Strategies for Fall 1998
Vitamin
A can be Deficient in Drought Stricken Herds
Limit
Feeding of Hay to Cows
Water
Quality and Quantity in Drought-stricken Farm Ponds
Feeding
Soybean Hay to Cow Herds
COLD WEATHER MANAGEMENT
Managing
for Cold Weather
Results
of Adjusting Feed for Cold Weather
Does
the Severity of Winter Weather Affect Birth Weights?
GENERAL COW HERD MANAGEMENT
Short
Term Calf Removal for Improving Rebreeding
Early
Weaning to Improve Rebreeding of Thin Cows
Castration
is a profitable management tool
Standardized
Performance Analysis of Oklahoma Herds
Lot
size affects calf sale price or shortened breeding season pays
Deworming
strategies for cows and calves
Evaluate
Udders when Culling Cows
Plan
estrous synchronization programs ahead of time
Forage
Testing an Important Management Tool
Check
the thaw thermos carefully before Artificial Insemination season begins
Real
Cattle Operations Use Body Condition Scores
Assessing
Cow Herd Condition
Body
Condition at Calving is the KEY
Using
Wheat Pasture as a Winter Supplement for Cows and a Creep Feed for Calves
Incidence
of Multiple Births in Cattle
Impact
of Short Term Calf Removal on Cows and Calves
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